Fashionretailers are seeking rental rebates from high-street landlords and shopping malls as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to play havoc with their businesses. As per Money Control report, Benetton ...
... Footfalls in stores had increased and ecommerce players too were doing good business after few bad months in 2020. Walmart owned Myntra and Ambani owned Ajio two of India’s largest fashion e-commerce firms ...
Buoyed by the unexpected bounce-back of retail sales in festive season, Indian fashion and apparel retailers have started approaching suppliers for spring/summer collections. Also, retailers, who had earlier ...
... several months, fashionretailers are once again opening new stores,. Fashion retailer Madame opened six stores in July. It plans to open six more stores in the next three months. Similarly, footwear retailer ...
Ratings agency ICRA has assigned a 'Negative' credit outlook on the value and lifestyle fashionretailers as it expects their revenues to decline by 35-42 per cent in FY21, with an expected decline in their ...
After several months, fashionretailers are once again opening new stores,. Fashion retailer Madame opened six stores in July. It plans to open six more stores in the next three months. Similarly, footwear ...
... to 4.3 per cent as elevated distribution costs and quick-commerce infiltration chipped away at high-turnover grocery lines. Because fashion items command a gross margin up to double that of processed food ...
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The divergence of value and premium segments
A widening performance gap is visible between value-driven and premium retail tiers. Premium fashion stores report robust engagement and lower ...
15 May 2026, Mumbai
For decades, growth was in the Indian fashion industry was measured through expansion in manufacturing capacity, seasonal collections, and aggressive retail footprint development. ...
... Addressing this challenge, Aza Fashions has deployed an immersive online fitting experience named ‘The Look. On You.’ that allows users to instantly view garments on their own profiles. Unlike basic overlay ...
... year and more by aspiration, experimentation and self-expression. This shift is beginning to influence everything from products to pricing, store expansion to profits.
For well-known fashion companies, ...
... is increasingly visible in the movement of both domestic labels and global fashion groups toward heritage high streets, where stores are being designed less as transactional outlets and more as immersive ...
22 April 2026, Mumbai
The strategic expansion of Bengaluru-based ultra-fast fashion brand Newme into Guwahati and Shillong marks a decisive shift in India’s retail landscape, where the Northeast is no ...
... discretionary spending. While the premium segment has moved toward an ‘intentional’ buying cycle - where purchases are largely tethered to festive discounts - value retailers like Zudio and Max Fashion ...
16April 2026, Mumbai
India’s retail economy has entered a decisive phase, with digital commerce now shaping not just consumer behaviour but the future geography of fashion demand. What began as an urban ...
14April 2026, Mumbai
India’s global fashion retail market is entering a decisive strategic split. On one side are brands still optimised for rapid trend cycles, mall visibility and seasonal markdowns. ...
... inefficient.
Table: Changing demand across regions
Region
Consumer persona
Primary demand
Cycle speed
North
Trend Aggressive
Fast Fashion / High ...
9 April 2026, Mumbai
For nearly a decade, India’s online fashion segment thrived on aggressive discounting, free-everything convenience, and a relentless pursuit of Gross Merchandise Value (GMV). This ...
... utility.
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Margin meets merit
Commercial realities in 2026 show Indian consumers as discerning value-maximisers. While the global fashion industry stagnates at 3 per cent growth, India’s ...
... The cumulative effect is a net loss, not a break-even, for online fashionretailers.
The financial anatomy of a returned SKU is stark: reverse logistics typically consumes 12-15 per cent of the product ...